Detroit hosts Youngstown State at Calihan Hall on Friday. Tip-off is at 9:00 EST and it can be seen on ESPN U. The Titans defeated the Penguins 101-60 on January 10th and are 8-2 against them over the past four years.

Youngstown State is in 3rd place in the conference and just behind 2nd place Detroit with a chance to catch up.

The Titans got past Wright State 83-76 on January 30th with the help of 24 points and 7 rebounds from Ray McCallum. A stat-sheet stuffer, he leads the team with 18.4 points per game, 4.6 assists per game, and 1.7 steals per game. In an 80-68 victory over Valparaiso on January 30th, Kendrick Perry put up 28 points and 11 rebounds for the Penguins. He contributes a team-leading 16.3 points per game, 4.2 assists per game, and 1.9 steals per game. A key area of strength for Youngstown State is turnover percentage at 17.5, which ranks 2nd in their conference (and 34th nationally).

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Boom! Detroit humiliated Youngstown State by 41 points the last time they played (Jan 10, 2013).

Detroit has a much better overall winning percentage over the last 20 years (55.39% to 39.33%).

It must sting. Detroit has blown out Youngstown State by 20 points or more on 4 occasions since 2002.

The Detroit basketball team finishes what they start, with a better graduation rate than Youngstown State (90% vs 50%).

Nick Minnerath is ranked 9th in the Horizon in points, 7th in the Horizon in rebounds, and 10th in the Horizon in three-pointers.

Even computers respect Detroit more. We have a better RPI this season than Youngstown State (RPI: #75 vs #151).

Detroit allows fewer rebounds (33.6 allowed per game vs 37.6 allowed per game) than Youngstown State this season.

Keep filling up on cupcakes. Detroit has a stronger schedule than Youngstown State this season (SOS Rank: #81 vs #222).

Kids want to come here. Since 1998 Detroit has recruited more Top 50 high school players than Youngstown State (1 vs 0).

The Detroit scoring leader (Ray McCallum) has more points than the Youngstown State scoring leader (Kendrick Perry).

People just expect us to beat you. Detroit has been the favorite 21 out of the last 25 times.